Special effects help

I am looking for special effects for imovie such as laser, gunfire, censor, etc. I found software called Vitrix Arsenal but their online store has been closed for a long time and their support never replies. Does anyone know what/where else i can buy special effects like the mentioned above? Or prefabley where i can buy Vitrix software?

Vitrix is somehow 'vanished', that is indeed true..
another good source for plug-ins are:
www.geethree.com
www.imovieplugins.com
www.stupendous-software.com
if you take the plunge (100$), have a look at this standalone effect machine:
http://fxhome.com/effectslab/effectslab-overview.html

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